ORAU renews agreement with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Oak Ridge Associated Universities has renewed a five-year agreement with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue providing technical assistance for radiological surveys and assessments. The...
View ArticleORNL’s CASL, Westinghouse simulate neutron behavior in nuclear reactor core
Test run signals emergence of the next generation in nuclear power reactor analysis tools Scientists and engineers developing more accurate approaches to analyzing nuclear power reactors have...
View ArticleTVA: Watts Bar Unit 2 more than 90 percent complete, key milestones ahead
SPRING CITY—The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant’s Unit 2 reactor is more than 90 percent complete and moving through key testing to become the nation’s first new nuclear...
View ArticleSpotlight: ORAU’s Abelquist authors 2nd edition of ‘Decommissioning Health...
Revised handbook provides experienced guidance on technical issues of radiation decommissioning projects As one of the original authors of the “Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation...
View ArticleBalajee named director of Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Lab at REAC/TS
Research scientist brings more than 20 years of laboratory expertise to the position Adayabalam Balajee has been named the director of the Cytogenetic Biodosimetry Laboratory, which is operated as part...
View ArticleORNL to extend contract for uranium centrifuge work, but at reduced level;...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory intends to extend its contract with Centrus Energy Corporation for research on uranium enrichment centrifuges, but at a reduced level, with funding cut by about 60...
View ArticleThree groups seek info on plan to bring spent nuke fuel to ORNL
Three nuclear watchdog organizations have filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking information about plans to ship high burn-up commercial spent...
View ArticleCentrus completes centrifuge demonstration, reducing Ohio workforce,...
A centrifuge demonstration is complete in Piketon, Ohio, and the workforce there will be reduced, but research, engineering, and testing work will continue in Oak Ridge, Centrus Energy Corporation...
View ArticleNRC to discuss TVA application process for small modular reactors in Oak Ridge
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be in Oak Ridge in April to discuss the safety and environmental review process related to a Tennessee Valley Authority permit application for small...
View ArticleSmall nuclear reactors on Clinch River could power several cities the size of...
The small nuclear reactors that could be built along the Clinch River could provide enough electricity to power several cities the size of Oak Ridge. They could also be, depending upon the timing,...
View ArticleReminder: NRC has public meetings on small nuclear reactors today
Reminder: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will have two public meetings in Oak Ridge today (Tuesday, April 12). The meetings are to discuss the safety and environmental review process related...
View ArticleSmall modular nuclear reactors not likely before mid-2020s
The small modular nuclear reactors being evaluated for the Clinch River Site in west Oak Ridge could provide an emissions-free fuel source, but it could be a decade or so before they start operating....
View ArticleNRC has accepted TVA’s early site permit application for small nuclear reactors
The Tennessee Valley Authority submitted an application last May for an early site permit for small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, at the Clinch River Site in west Oak Ridge. The U.S. Nuclear...
View ArticleNRC seeks comment on environmental matters at Clinch River Nuclear Site
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission will seek public comments on what environmental matters it should consider during its review of the early site permit application for the Clinch River...
View ArticleUpdated: X-energy, Centrus Energy to develop fuel for advanced nuclear reactors
This story was last updated at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 7. Two companies that have operations or employees in Oak Ridge are exploring a collaboration for the possible production of fuel for advanced nuclear...
View ArticleNNSA developing research-reactor fuel that can’t be used in nuclear weapons
The National Nuclear Security Administration is leading an effort to develop and qualify a new fuel that will allow high-performance research reactors in the United States that currently use highly...
View ArticlePublic meetings on June 5 to discuss Clinch River Nuclear Site
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will have two public meetings on June 5 to discuss the draft environmental impact statement for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in west Oak Ridge. The two public...
View ArticlePublic can comment Tuesday on potential environmental impacts at Clinch River...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will meet with the public in Kingston today (Tuesday, June 5) to discuss a draft conclusion that environmental impacts would be small enough to allow an early...
View ArticleTwenty tons of uranium could be used to produce tritium for nuclear weapons
About 20 metric tons of highly enriched uranium could be “down-blended” to low-enriched uranium and transferred to the Tennessee Valley Authority for use as a fuel to produce tritium for nuclear...
View Article(For members) NRC finds no significant impact from producing tritium at Watts...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced on Monday that there would be no significant impact from producing tritium for nuclear weapons in a second unit at the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant in...
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